The billion-dollar infrastructure deals powering the AI boom

Here’s everything we know about the biggest AI infrastructure projects, including major spending from Meta, Oracle, Microsoft, Google, and OpenAI.

OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank
OpenAI snags $110 billion in investments from Amazon, Nvidia, and Softbank

OpenAI has closed another round of funding, totalling $110 billion being newly committed to the maker of ChatGPT, which it says has more than 900 million weekly active users and over 50 million consumer subscribers. Amazon is investing $50 billion and striking a deal that includes plans for custom models and more. Nvidia and SoftBank […]

OpenAI raises $110B in one of the largest private funding rounds in history

The new funding consists of a $50 billion investment from Amazon as well as $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, against a $730 billion valuation.

How Stupid Would It Be to Put Data Centers in Space?
How Stupid Would It Be to Put Data Centers in Space?

What’s the difference between a stupid idea and a brilliant one? Sometimes, it just comes down to resources. Practically unlimited funds, like limitless thrust, can get even a mad idea off the ground. And so it might be for the concept of putting AI d…

Nvidia has another record quarter amid record capex spends

“The demand for tokens in the world has gone completely exponential,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said about the company’s earnings.

Nvidia could launch its first laptops with its own processors later this year

Nvidia is preparing to launch its first laptop processors later this year, marking a major return to consumer PCs with new Arm-based designs and AI-focused performance.
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Nvidia deepens early-stage push into India’s AI startup ecosystem

Nvidia is working with investors, nonprofits, and venture firms to build earlier ties with India’s fast-growing AI founder ecosystem.

Freeform raises $67M Series B to scale up laser AI manufacturing 

“I think we’re the only quote-unquote manufacturing company out there that has H200 clusters in a data center on site.”

Meta’s new deal with Nvidia buys up millions of AI chips
Meta’s new deal with Nvidia buys up millions of AI chips

Meta has struck a multiyear deal to expand its data centers with millions of Nvidia’s Grace and Vera CPUs and Blackwell and Rubin GPUs. While Meta has long been using Nvidia’s hardware for its AI products, this deal “represents the first large-scale Nvidia Grace-only deployment,” which Nvidia says will deliver “significant performance-per-watt improvements in [Meta’s] […]

Here are the 17 US-based AI companies that have raised $100m or more in 2026

Three U.S.-based AI companies raised rounds larger than $1 billion so far in 2026 with 14 others raising rounds of $100 million or more.